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FNUS52 KCAE 291746
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
146 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
DISCUSSION
THE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION
HAS EXPIRED FOR THE UPSTATE, BUT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST
OF THE STATE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
HAS ALSO ISSUED A BURN BAN FOR MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND, AND
BURKE COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAINLY NORTH OF I-20
WHILE A DECAYING STORM COMPLEX WILL BRING SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING, MAINLY SOUTH OF I-20. WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE
NORTH BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED STARTING LATE
FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY ALONG WITH SOME BREEZY WINDS. A SIGNIFICANT
GRADIENT IN RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM, WITH OVER 1.0"
POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-20 AND LESS 0.25" ACROSS NORTHERN SC. COOLER AND
DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-300830-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
146 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 50 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 PM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 52 74
MAX/MIN RH 99 43 76 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 64F/9AM 8PM 54F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 80 GOOD 25 FAIR 48 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 69 GOOD 8 POOR 42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 3 2
MIXING HEIGHT 5960 5710
TRANSPORT WIND NW 9 S 5
VENTILATION RATE 53640 28550
DSI 2 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-300830-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
146 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 30 40 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 59 76 51 72
MAX/MIN RH 98 41 71 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 62F/9AM 8PM 52F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 78 GOOD 29 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 66 GOOD 9 POOR 44 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6610 6460
TRANSPORT WIND NW 9 SW 6
VENTILATION RATE 59490 38760
DSI 2 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-300830-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
146 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 60 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 0
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 54 73
MAX/MIN RH 100 50 84 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 64F/9AM 8PM 55F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 67 GOOD 29 FAIR 38 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 5 3
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 2
MIXING HEIGHT 5190 5140
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 S 5
VENTILATION RATE 41520 25700
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-300830-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHERAW, PAGELAND, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
BISHOPVILLE, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, AND LANCASTER MILL
146 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 40 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 58 76 50 73
MAX/MIN RH 98 39 68 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 62F/9AM 8PM 52F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 36 FAIR 50 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 64 GOOD 10 POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6580 6940
TRANSPORT WIND NW 9 SW 7
VENTILATION RATE 59220 48580
DSI 2 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-300830-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE,
LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA,
SUMTER, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING, SUMMERTON, NORTH, SPRINGFIELD,
NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL, BOWMAN, BRANCHVILLE,
ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
146 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 50 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 2 PM
PRECIP END 3 PM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 61 78 53 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 49 83 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 64F/9AM 8PM 55F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 61 GOOD 27 FAIR 36 FAIR 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD 10 POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 4 2
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 4 2
MIXING HEIGHT 5710 5260
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 S 6
VENTILATION RATE 45680 31560
DSI 2 2 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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